"He's just a great character to have around the group. He's a good person to have in the camp and also he's a good footballer as well.

"Unfortunately at the moment he hasn't had the game time that he needs. He's made that clear to me at his age that he needs to be playing football as opposed to not playing.

"He wants to make sure he's enjoying his football and playing week-in week-out. He's had chances here and there but not as many as he'd probably want.

"It's difficult because we're trying to find solutions to win every game. We're being competitive in games, and there's been a little bit of rotation, but we're trying to find the winning formula to get us away from relegation.

"We want to thank Swainey for what he's done and he's been an absolute legend at the club. It's sad to see him leave.

"Lewis Westlake has also decided to leave. Westy is another good lad.

"We don't want to see players leave but at the end of the day we need players that want to be here and want to fight for points.